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Adult Arrau turtles feed almost entirely on plant material such as fruits, seeds, leaves, legumes and algae, [5] [10] but may also take freshwater sponges, eggs and carcasses of dead animals (such as dead fish). [5] Captives have been recorded feeding on meat. [10] [11] Juveniles feed on fish and plant material. [5]
Thanks to their excellent swimming skills, turtles are the fastest-moving reptiles apart from birds. The huge leatherback turtle swims at around 20mph, racking up an impressive mileage per year ...
T.C.S. Avila-Pires, Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia: Until now (November 2011) there are 732 recognized reptile species that naturally occur and reproduce in Brazil: 36 turtles, 6 alligators, 248 lizards, 67 amphisbaenas, and 375 snakes.
Turtles of South America — turtles, tortoises, and terrapins native to terrestrial−land, freshwater, and coastal marine ecosystems and habitats of South America. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The bird yard contains a large pool, waterfall, and a mill house with a water wheel. The exhibit has large rocks separating the birds from two large galapagos tortoises. Animals in the exhibit include Chilean flamingos, Galápagos tortoises, mallard ducks, red-breasted geese, ruddy ducks, common shelducks, swan geese, and white-faced whistling ...
Articles about turtles in the parent category should be moved to this subcategory. Pages in category "Turtles of Brazil" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
Archelosauria is a clade grouping turtles and archosaurs (birds and crocodilians) and their fossil relatives, to the exclusion of lepidosaurs (the clade containing lizards, snakes and the tuatara). The majority of phylogenetic analyses based on molecular data (e.g. DNA and proteins) have supported a sister-group relationship between turtles and ...
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